It still, however, needs to be blocked. I am afraid of ruining it. I knit up two test swatches of the same wool. One I soaked and then ironed on the lowest setting. The other I pinned dry and put a damp towel over, ironing it on that same setting. No immediate melting or crisping, and acrylic feels terrible when it's wet anyways. Threw both swatches in the wash with the towels, which are now in the dryer. I'll see which swatch turned out the best before I touch the Adamas itself. Unblocked, it's looking like this:
Close-up of the pattern along the central spine:
So, I had the blanket to show off, and brought along Super Grover to show off to Vaedri - who wasn't there! Sadness. Just means he'll have to come along next time. Cast on my next project, the long-awaited Evangelines! Cast on with the Sean Sheep armytage in the foliage colourway. I thought it would end up in camouflage splotches, but it ended up striping gorgeously, a really beautiful gradient. It's so soft, 100% wool, but it'll felt at the drop of a hat. I have enough of the yarn to make a pair of the elbow-length and a pair of the wrist-length, which I think I will. The elbow-length for me, the wrist-length for . . . someone. I'm up to the third cable repeat of seven, they knit up really quickly. Isn't this colour gorgeous?
I'm still waiting on my order from KnitPicks. Been running to the door every time I think I hear the screen door opening. Pretty Harmony circs, I wantses them.
Time to check on the wash. As soon as Adamas is blocked, I'm casting on a Yoda sweater. I hope I have enough yarn, because I really have no idea where to find more of it.
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Aw, sorry I missed you and Grover! I had to pick my parents up from the airport, and since I can't check gmail from work anymore, I missed Linda's email to tell her I wouldn't be there. I should be next time, though.
The shawl is looking great!
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